Academics as orchestrators of continuous innovation ecosystems: towards a fourth generation of CI initiatives

Gastaldi, Luca; Appio, Francesco Paolo; Martini, Antonella; Corso, Mariano

doi:10.1504/ijtm.2015.068784

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“…(Adner, 2006, p. 1). Gastaldi et al, 2015;Leten et al 2013;Li & Garnsey, 2014;Nambisan & Baron, 2013. Entrepreneurial/ entrepreneurship ecosystem (9 records) "The entrepreneurship ecosystem consists of a set of individual elements-such as leadership, culture, capital markets, and open-minded customers-that combine in complex ways."…”

Section: Innovation Ecosystem (25 Records)mentioning

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Innovation, entrepreneurial, knowledge, and business ecosystems: Old wine in new bottles?

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Radziwon

2018

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

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Rooted in the territorial approach, this theoretical paper offers a systematic literature review (SLR) of ecosystems based on a selection of 104 articles and books and their archetypes. First, we identify and discuss the four main types of ecosystems-business, innovation, entrepreneurial, and knowledge ecosystems-and indicate the presence of other transversal concepts. Second, we provide an overview of related and well-established theories from the territorial approach that have been largely omitted although they are ecosystem archetypes. Third, we identify the invariants across the four diverging streams from the ecosystem approach and the seven diverging streams from the territorial approach. Finally, we propose a research framework based on the comparison between key invariants from both approaches and discuss their similarities and differences that could serve as a foundation for future empirical research. This study therefore links the ecosystem and territorial approaches under the complex evolutionary system umbrella by creating a theoretical framework that reflects the complex interconnection between models, theories, and emerging concepts. 1 Introduction Only two decades after the introduction of an ecosystem parallel (Moore, 1993) in the management field, researchers have started to use this term more frequently. According to Web of Science (WoS), until 2015, one could only find 39 articles exclusively related to business, management, and economics that responded to the search string 'ecosystem*' AND 'busines*' AND 'innovat*'. In contrast, in 2015 and 2016 alone, one could find 21 and 26 new publications, respectively. This rapid growth justifies the recent emerging discussions, such as by de Vasconcelos

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Section: Innovation Ecosystem (25 Records)mentioning

confidence: 99%

Innovation, entrepreneurial, knowledge, and business ecosystems: Old wine in new bottles?

Scaringella

Radziwon

2018

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

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“…A consortium company CEO volunteered to be the chairman of the CEO group, which motivated other companies to join the consortium. Academics are considered as neutral players and thus suitable actors for orchestrating innovation systems (Gastaldi et al, 2015). The recognition of an opportunity for implementing process innovations is similar to the innovation development process created by Blayse and Manley (2004), who stated that the first step is to recognise an opportunity for innovation.…”

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Fostering process innovations in construction through industry–university consortium

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Seppänen

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Purpose University research efforts have not been effective in developing lasting impacts on operations management in construction because of inadequate coordination between academia and industry. This study aims to describe the development of an industry–university (IU) relationship which has enabled the conduct of practically and scientifically relevant research. Design/methodology/approach Design science research was carried out between 2016 and 2019 to build a consortium between a university and 17 design, construction, technology and logistics companies for enabling process innovations in construction. The consortium conducted industry-funded research on various topics, such as takt production, lean design management, prefabrication, measurement of waste and business models supported by digitalisation. The academic and practical impacts of the consortium’s research projects were investigated through a survey and in-depth company interviews. Findings The paper presents a conceptual model for creating an IU relationship to support scientifically and practically relevant research. The model includes network architects who mobilised consortium development and a joint governance body that developed a shared long-term vision and selected research topics based on this vision. The results show that using the model’s approach, the consortium selected research topics that have led to both academic publications and process innovations in construction. Originality/value Using empirical data, this study describes how to create a win-win IU innovation relationship that enables the implementation of process innovations into the construction sector and, at the same time, the conduct of scientific research in construction management.

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“…After decentralization, the entrepreneur's role is best described as an enabler and sustainer of transformation (Gastaldi, 2015) for those partners that have fully embraced the QSearch vision (ideology) and are prepared to take this vision forward in their own professional environments. Hence, the mature ecosystem retains a special subset of the partners acquired throughout the first two phases; specifically, those partners whose level of independence and responsibility matches that of the entrepreneur and who are now free in the forms they adopt for resource exchanges, value creation, and co-evolution.…”

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The Link Between Entrepreneurial Attributes and Ecosystem Orchestration: The Case of Q-Search

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This paper explores the internal dynamics of entrepreneurial ecosystems and the entrepreneur's role in creating and orchestrating a framework for shared value creation by means of qualitative data capturing 15 years of development of an HR services ecosystem in The Netherlands. Specifically, the focus rests on the complex interplay between ecosystem goals, entrepreneurial attributes, orchestration actions, value creation for the ecosystem partners, and ecosystem outcomes over time. Our findings suggest that a focus on the psychology of entrepreneurs can help us more thoroughly understand the complex dynamics of the ecosystems they build and sustain.

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Academics as orchestrators of continuous innovation ecosystems: towards a fourth generation of CI initiatives

Cited by 32 publications

References 70 publications

Innovation, entrepreneurial, knowledge, and business ecosystems: Old wine in new bottles?

Innovation, entrepreneurial, knowledge, and business ecosystems: Old wine in new bottles?

Fostering process innovations in construction through industry–university consortium

The Link Between Entrepreneurial Attributes and Ecosystem Orchestration: The Case of Q-Search

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